In the Underwriting Professional Development Program (UPDP), you will build underwriting skillsets through a blend of mentorship, classroom instruction, and on-the-job training.
As a member of the UPDP, you will work with a collaborative team of underwriters that will provide you with the opportunity to build a successful career within the unique field of specialty insurance and surety.
- Gather and analyze pertinent information including financial statements in order to evaluate the acceptability of business risk.
- Build relationships with agents, brokers, and insured clients to help achieve business goals.
- Undergo extensive training in order to underwrite, market to, negotiate with, and influence agents and brokers to manage a profitable book of business.
- Begin to build and understand relationships with Travelers employees within the business unit and across the enterprise in order to begin to create sales plans.
- Ability to travel to internal meetings with team members and external meetings with agents, brokers, and clients.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Applicable professional experience.
- Take the initiative on tasks with the ability to learn the industry, product line, and internal programs and platforms.
- Demonstrates effective verbal, written and listening communication skills.
- Ability to leverage analytical skills.
- Bachelor’s degree or one year of applicable business experience.
- Health Insurance: Employees and their eligible family members – including spouses, domestic partners, and children – are eligible for coverage from the first day of employment.
- Retirement: Travelers matches your 401(k) contributions dollar-for-dollar up to your first 5% of eligible pay, subject to an annual maximum. If you have student loan debt, you can enroll in the Paying it Forward Savings Program. When you make a payment toward your student loan, Travelers will make an annual contribution into your 401(k) account. You are also eligible for a Pension Plan that is 100% funded by Travelers.
- Paid Time Off: Start your career at Travelers with a minimum of 20 days Paid Time Off annually, plus nine paid company Holidays.
- Wellness Program: The Travelers wellness program is comprised of tools and resources that empower you to achieve your wellness goals. In addition, our Life Balance program provides access to professional counseling services, life coaching and other resources to support your daily life needs. Through Life Balance, you’re eligible for five free counseling sessions with a licensed therapist.
- Volunteer Encouragement: We have a deep commitment to the communities we serve and encourage our employees to get involved. Travelers has a Matching Gift and Volunteer Rewards program that enables you to give back to the charity of your choice.
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Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.